Chkhalta ( ka, ჩხალთა; ab, Чҳалҭа; russian: Чхалта) is a village in the upper part of the

Kodori Valley , ab, Кәыдырҭа , photo = , photo_caption = , map = Caucasus mountains#Georgia#Abkhazia , map_image = , map_caption = , location = , country_type = International ...

, situated in

Gulripshi District Gulripshi District ( ka, გულრიფშის რაიონი, ab, Гәылрыҧшь араион) is a district of Abkhazia, one of Georgia’s breakaway republics. It corresponds to the eponymous Georgian district. Its capital is G ...

Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which v ...

, a breakaway republic from

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History

Prior to August 2008, Chkhalta was part of '

Upper Abkhazia Upper Abkhazia ( ka, ზემო აფხაზეთი, romanized: ''Zemo Apxazeti''; ab, Аҧсны хыхьтәи, Apsny xyxjtwj) is a term introduced in 2006, to denote the northeastern part of the disputed territory of Abkhazia, that had ...

', the only part of

controlled by the Georgian government. During the August 2008 war in South Ossetia, Abkhazian forces gained control of Chkhalta and the rest of Upper Abkhazia

Most of Chkalta's inhabitants fled the advancing troops and have yet to return.

References

{{Administrative divisions of Abkhazia Upper Abkhazia Populated places in Gulripshi District

History

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